剑桥商务英语初级模拟46.docx

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剑桥商务英语初级模拟46

剑桥商务英语初级模拟46

READING

PARTONE

  Questions1-5

·Lookatquestions1-5.

·Ineachquestion,whichsentenceiscorrect?

·Foreachquestion,markoneletter（A,BorC..

1、  MEMO

  To:

   Peter

  From:

 Tom

  ThepublicityleafletsforthenewmodelwillnotbebookfromtheprintersuntilFriday11July.

  A．Wemighthavetheleafletsbefore11July.

  B．Wewon'thavetheleafletsbefore11July.

  C．Wearesuretohavetheleafletsbefore11July.

2、WoulditbepossibletobringthedayofyourmeetingwithMrs.Chenforwardbyadayorso?

  A．CanyoumakethemeetingwithMrs.Chenanyshorter?

  B．CanyoustartthemeetingwithMrs.Chenanyearlier?

  C．CanyouhavethemeetingwithMrs.Ohenanysooner?

3、MrHilonisusedtogivingpresentationstolargeaudiences.

  MrHilon

  A．doesn'tgivepresentationstolargegroupsanymore.

  B．oftengivespresentationstolargegroups.

  C．oftengavepresentationstolargegroupsinthepast.

Contentsof10-ounceCanofBeer

Calories

100

Carbohydrates

4grams

Protein

0.5grams

Fat

0grams

4、Howmanycaloriesareinthebeer?

  A．100      B．4      C．0

5、Admission:

ADULTS20p,CHILDRENFREE.

  A．Childrenwillbefree.

  B．Allpeoplehavetopay20pencetogetin.

  C．Childrendon'thavetopayadultstogetout.

PARTTWO

  Questions6-10

·Lookattheplanofthecorrectplace.

·Forquestions6-10,decidewhichplaceiscorrect.

·Foreachquestion,markoneletter（A-H）.

6、

PlanofRailwayStation

APlatforms

FTraveIInformation

BSnackBar

GTaxiRank/Telephones

CTicketOffice

HBuses

DWaitingRoom

EToilets

Whereshouldyougotocatchatrain?

7、Whereshouldyougotofindouttimeofthetrains?

8、Wherecanyougotositdownforhalfanhourbeforethedepartureofyourtrain?

9、Wherecanyougetacupofteaandasandwich?

10、Whereshouldyougoifyouwanttotalkforafewminutestoafriendinanothertown?

PARTTHREE

  Questions11-15

·Lookatthechartsbelow．Theyshowcompanyprofits．

·Whichchartdoeseachsentence（11-15）describe?

·Foreachsentence，markoneletter（A-E.onyourAnswerSheet．

·Donotuseanylettermorethanonce．

11、

Afterasharpdropin2004，profitsrecoveredfortwelvemonthsandthenfellagainin2006．

12、Profitsrosesharplyin2005butpeakedattheendoftheyearandthenfellbacktotheir2004levels．

13、Profitsremainedsteadybetween2004and2005．

14、Theprofitschartsshowedstronggrowththroughoutthethreeyearperiod．

15、Afterdecreasingsteadilyfortwoyears，profitsfinallyleveledoffandbeganarecoveryin2006．

PARTFOUR

Questions16-22

·Readtheminutesofthemeetingbelow.

·Arethesentences16-22"Right"or"Wrong"?

Ifthereisnotenoughinformationtoanswer"Right"or"Wrong",choose"Doesn'tsay".

·Foreachsentence（16-22）,markoneletter（A,BorC..

MINUTESOFTHEMEETINGHELDIN

  CONFERENCEROOMNO.8

  ONMONDAY19THMAY2008 

  Present:

MrWangKai,GeneralManager,inthechair

      MrLiFei,ProductionManager

      MrHuangShu,PurchaseManager

      MsOhengLi,SalesManager

      MissSongYu,Secretary（MinutesKeeper） 

  Themeetingwasopenedat8.30a.m.byMrWangKai.

   Apologiesforabsence

  MrHuSu,PersonnelManager

  MissLuPing,SalesAssistant

  Ⅰ．Minutesofthelastmeeting.

  Theminutesofthelastmeetingwereread,confirmedandsigned.

  Ⅱ．Changingofpromotionmaterials

  MsChenaLisuggestedchangingthecompany'spromotionmaterialsasmanynewproductshavebeenlaunchedsince2005.ItwasagreedthatMsChengwouldupdatethepromotionmaterialsandthatshewouldsubmitthedraftsatthenextmeetingon18thJune.

  Ⅲ．Thecompany'sholidays

  MrWangannouncedthedatesofthecompany'sholidays=5thto16thJuly,inclusive:

24thDecemberto5thJanuary,inclusive.

  Ⅳ．Security

  MrWangraisedtheproblemofofficesecurity,whosuggestedthatallimportantpapersshouldbekeptinthesafe.Itwasagreedthatonlythosepresentatthemeetingwouldhavethekeytothesafe.

  Ⅴ．Therebeingnofurtherbusiness,MrWangclosedthemeetingat9:

30am.

16、Thepromotionliteratureshoul．dbeupgradedbecausemanynewproductshavecomeout．

  A．Right  B．Wrong  C．Doesn'tsay

17、MrLichairedthemeeting．

  A．Right  B．Wrong  C．Doesn'tsay．

18、Theonlywaytosolvetheproblemofofficesecuritywastoputallimportantpapersinthesafeandallowonlythosepresentatthemeetingtohavethekeytothesafe．

  A．Right  B．Wrong  C．Doesn'tsay

19、Fivepeopleattendedthemeeting．

  A．Right  B．Wrong  C．Doesn'tsay

20、MissLuwasabsentbecauseshewasill．

  A．Right  B．wrong  C．Doesn'tsay

21、MrWangputforwardsuggestionstosolvetheproblemofofficesecurity．

  A．Right  B．Wrong  C．Doesn'tsay

22、Someimportantdocumentshadbeenmissing．

  A．Right  B．Wrong  C．Doesn'tsay

PARTFIVE

Questions23-28

·Readthearticlebelowaboutproblemsindoinginternationaltrade．

·Foreachquestion（23-28），choosethecorrectanswer．

·Markoneletter（A，BorC.．

PROBLEMSINDOINGINTERNATIONALTRADE

  Whencompaniesdobusinessoverseas．theycomeincontactwithpeoplefrOmdifferentcultures．Theseindividualsoftenspeakdifferentlanguagesandhavetheirownparticularcustomandmanners．Thesedifferencescancreateproblems．Forexample，inFrance，businessmeetingsbeginpromptlyatthedesignatedtimeandeveryoneisexpectedtobethere．Foreignbusinesspeoplewhoaretardyareoftenleftoutsidetobekeptwaitingasameansoflettingthemknowtheimportanceofpromptness．Unlessoneisawareofsuchunexpectedbehaviors．hemayendupinsultingthepeoplewithwhomhehopestoestablishtraderelations.

  Asecondtraditionalproblemisthatofmonetaryconversions.Forexample,ifatransactionisconductedwithRussia,paymentmaybemadeinrubles.Ofcourse,thiscurrencyisoflittlevaluetotheAmericanfirm.Itis,therefore,necessarytoconverttheforeigncurrencytoAmericandollars.HowmucharetheseRussianrublesworthintermsofdollars?

Thisconversionrateisdeterminedbyeverymarket,wherethecurrenciesofcountriesareboughtandsold.Thusthereisanestablishedrate,althoughitwilloftenfluctuatefromdaytoday.Forexample,therublemaybeworth0.75onMondayand0.72onTuesdaybecauseofanannouncedwheatshortageinRussia.Inaddition,thereisthedilemmaassociatedwithconvertingat0.72.Somefinancialinstitutionsmaybeunwillingtopaythisprice,feelingthattherublewillsinkmuchloweroverthenextweek.Asaresult,conversionmayfinallycomeat0.69.These"losses"mustbeacceptedbythecompanyasoneofthecostsofdoingbusinessoverseas.

  Athirduniqueproblemistradebarriers.Foronereasonoranother,allcountriesimposetradebarriersoncertaingoodscrossingtheirborders.Sometradebarriersaredirectlyrelatedtoexports.Forexample,theUnitedStatespermitsstrategicmilitarymaterialtobeshippedabroadonlyaftergovernmentpermissionhasbeenobtained.Mosttradebarriers,however,aredesignedtorestrictimports.Twoofthemostcommonimportbarriersarequotasandtariffs.

23、Whatistherelationshipbetweencultureandinternationaltrade?

  A．Culturesindifferentcountriesmayhelpestablishingtraderelations.

  B．Companiescandobusinessoverseaswithoutpayingattentiontodifferentcultures

  C．Misunderstandingininternationaltrademayresultfromdifferentcultures.

24、WhatisdonetotardybusinesspeopleinFrance?

  A．Theyareoftenleftoutdoorswaiting.

  B．Theyareofteninsulted.

  C．Theyoftensufferfromcoldness.

25、Accordingtothepassage,conversionrates

  A．aredeterminedbyfinancialinstitutions.

  B．varyfromdaytoday.

  C．areagreeduponbytwotradingcountries.

26、Theintendedaudienceofthispassageare

  A．businessmenaimingatoverseasmarket.

  B．businesspeople.

  C．professorsofeconomics.

27、Whatcanwelearnabouttradebarriers?

  A．Duetotradebarriers,allgoodscanbeshippedabroadinallcountries.

  B．InUSstrategicmilitarymaterialcanbeexportedfreely.

  C．Therearemoreimportbarriersthanexportbarriers.

28、Whichofthefollowingislikelytobediscussedinthenextparagraph?

  A．Quotasandtariffs.

  B．Measurestobreak,downtradebarriers.

  C．Reasonsforimposingtradingbarriers.

PARTSIX

Questions29-40

·Readthearticlebelowaboutteam-building.

·ChoosethecorrectwordtofilleachgapfromA,BorC.

·Foreachquestion（29-40）,markoneletter（A,BorC..

  TEAM-BUILDINGTHROUGHACTIVITIES

  Nowadays,companybossesareincreasinglytryingtofindunusualteam-buildingeventsaspartoftheirtrainingprogramme.Anactivitypark, 29 Fast-trackhasjustopenedtooffer 30 eventstoattractthecorporateentertainment 31 themarket, 32 isgrowingallthetime.

  Theparkissituatedjustafewkilometresoutsidethecitycentre 33 itprovideseventsthat 34 entertainaswellastrain.

  Clientscantryoutdoorattractionssuchassailingorclimbing, 35 availabilityclearlydependsentirely 36 theweather.Activitiesof 37 kindareperfectteam-buildingexercises.

  I'm 38 beentoanactivityparkbefore,explainedJamesBlack,acompanymanager.Beforewecame,Ididn'tthinkwe 39 enjoyourselvessomuchandIdidn'texpectthehugedifferencethatFast-track'sprogrammehas 40 tomyteam.Nowweworkbettertogetherthanwedidbefore.

29、A．calling       B．calls       C．cal